James Ray is a rock singer and band-leader, best known as a member of Andrew Eldritch's side-project The Sisterhood.He was a founding member of "James Ray And The Performance", a rock band with ties to goth rock. James Ray has also formed the bands "James Ray's Gangwar", "The MK Ultra", and his current band "4080peru".
After James Ray And The Performance, Ray formed James Ray's Gangwar. The band were still contracted to Merciful Release for an album, so the band recorded the Dios Esta De Nuestro Lado LP, a more aggressive sounding album, still with the southern American influence, and a cover of Alvin Stardust's "[My] Coo Ca Choo" closing the album. The opening track, Rev Rev Lowrider was released as a single. Other non-album tracks were released as singles, "Fuel", "Another Million Dollars" and "Without Conscience".
After this, Gangwar released the Third Generation LP on Surgery Records, a much more techno-based album, with fewer guitars, and a more trance-like feel. The song "Fuelled Up" draws heavily from the earlier song "Fuel," which in turn borrows heavily from the melody of Knock on Wood.
The final Gangwar album was 'Psychodalek'.
In recent years, Gangwar have reformed, to play a handful of concerts, such as Wave-Gotik-Treffen.
Dios Está De Nuestro Lado (MRAY 341CD 1992)
- Rev Rev Lowrider
- Heart Surgery
- 35 Thousand Times
- Badlands
- Hardwar
- Cadillac Coming
- Bad Gin
- Santa Susana
- Coo Ca Choo
